John Delaney may be a mug - discuss

jive

Delaney is, in my opinion, an absolute knobhead. Remember when Henry handled it and he lodged a complaint asking for a replay to preserve the game's integrity? Asking for the world cup to be expanded to accommodate Ireland? His actions were actually embarrassing. It was as if it was the first time he had seen a game of football or how football is governed.

Delaney - "If we had qualified in this manner, I wouldn't be happy."
Haven't heard a peep out of him regarding Cox's handball and he didn't look unhappy when looking at Estonia come out of the pot.

TeddyTedson

jive wrote: »

Delaney is, in my opinion, an absolute knobhead. Remember when Henry handled it and he lodged a complaint asking for a replay to preserve the game's integrity? Asking for the world cup to be expanded to accommodate Ireland? His actions were actually embarrassing. It was as if it was the first time he had seen a game of football or how football is governed.

Delaney - "If we had qualified in this manner, I wouldn't be happy."
Haven't heard a peep out of him regarding Cox's handball and he didn't look unhappy when looking at Estonia come out of the pot.

The guy is only there because of 'Daddy'. A gob****e in most peoples eyes. Every LOI fan hates him. He bought a few pints for the paddies, big deal. You make over 400,000e a year :eek:
You know we don't like you.
What can we do to kick these dumb****s out of Irish soccer once and for all?

UglyBolloxFace

I've a simple question - why's the floppy headed fuck paid so much?

darkman2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ_pMX_MvGM

SantryRed

That man is a fcuking fool

dan1895

http://www.irishexaminer.ie/sport/soccer/fai-boss-paid-bar-tab-out-of-his-own-pocket-173702.html#ixzz1dXkcUy50

I'll just leave this here. Interesting about buying tickets from touts. I always thought that was, whats the word? Oh yes, illegal!

darkman2

darkman2 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ_pMX_MvGM

Lol, he thinks he's a fúcking rock star or something :pac:

dan1895

dan1895 wrote: »

http://www.irishexaminer.ie/sport/soccer/fai-boss-paid-bar-tab-out-of-his-own-pocket-173702.html#ixzz1dXkcUy50

I'll just leave this here. Interesting about buying tickets from touts. I always thought that was, whats the word? Oh yes, illegal!

Is buying from touts illegal ? In Estonia?

flahavaj

I heard he was making Paul Merson style drinking motions to the fans as well. The man has no sense of gravitas whatsoever.

dan1895

rarnes1 wrote: »

Is buying from touts illegal ? In Estonia?

Surely there's some UEFA rule against it.
Also these tickets from Estonian touts would more than likely be for the Estonian end of the ground which could potentially lead to a security breach. Although I admit that's unlikely with Irish fans but that's beside the point.

ballsymchugh

flahavaj wrote: »

I heard he was making Paul Merson style drinking motions to the fans as well. The man has no sense of gravitas whatsoever.

he was indeed. making sure they remembered who was buying the drink from the night before.

tommyhaas

I'm far from his biggest fan, but jesus give him a break. He bought tickets from a tout to give away to fans, put his own money behind the bar for fans, and although he made a bit of a show of himself in the process, made the effort to go down to the fans in the ground and thank them

Fair play John

ballsymchugh

tommyhaas wrote: »

I'm far from his biggest fan, but jesus give him a break. He bought tickets from a tout to give away to fans, put his own money behind the bar for fans, and although he made a bit of a show of himself in the process, made the effort to go down to the fans in the ground and thank them

Fair play John

as was said many times in talinn over the weekend, would he not be better off using the money he spends on plamasing the fans with booze at various away matches on taking on/keeping on some staff at the fai?

tommyhaas

ballsymchugh wrote: »

as was said many times in talinn over the weekend, would he not be better off using the money he spends on plamasing the fans with booze at various away matches on taking on/keeping on some staff at the fai?

If it were the FAI's money, then yes of course. But it wasn't FAI money, it was his own money. Fair play to him for buying a few rounds. Its not like the price of that and the tickets could have been enough to keep on the staff at the FAI

If John Delaney found a cure for cancer, he'd be criticised for putting Doctors out of work

super_furry

Which is exactly the kind of everyman bull**** image he's trying to create. 'Ah sure he's a great man, giving away a few tickets and putting a few quid behind the bar for the lads'. And while he may have put a couple of grand up for beers, it's not like he's going to notice it out of his €400,000 plus yearly salary.

tommyhaas

super_furry wrote: »

Which is exactly the kind of everyman bull**** image he's trying to create. 'Ah sure he's a great man, giving away a few tickets and putting a few quid behind the bar for the lads'. And while he may have put a couple of grand up for beers, it's not like he's going to notice it out of his €400,000 plus yearly salary.

Nobody's saying he's a great man, and no obviously he wouldn't notice the cost with what he earns

The point is he didn't have to do it. It was a decent gesture though

ballsymchugh

tommyhaas wrote: »

If it were the FAI's money, then yes of course. But it wasn't FAI money, it was his own money. Fair play to him for buying a few rounds. Its not like the price of that and the tickets could have been enough to keep on the staff at the FAI

If John Delaney found a cure for cancer, he'd be criticised for putting Doctors out of work

erm... so if he deducts from his own considerable pay from the fai by the amount he uses to buy booze for fans etc...
he hasn't done that just once, so it adds up.

ballsymchugh

tommyhaas wrote: »

Nobody's saying he's a great man, and no obviously he wouldn't notice the cost with what he earns

The point is he didn't have to do it. It was a decent gesture though

it's pure plamasing.

it's why the fans were singing 'he used to be a d1ckhead but he's alright now'

Paparazzo

super_furry wrote: »

Which is exactly the kind of everyman bull**** image he's trying to create. 'Ah sure he's a great man, giving away a few tickets and putting a few quid behind the bar for the lads'. And while he may have put a couple of grand up for beers, it's not like he's going to notice it out of his €400,000 plus yearly salary.

Unbelievable that people are actually falling for it!
Everyone hates Delaney, so he sits around a boardroom with a load of suits, it's like a scene from The Simpsons:
"How will we get fans to like me?"
"You need to get in touch with the common man John. Pretend you're a normal football fan. Ireland fans like to drink, buy a few drinks for them"

Are we really that cheap? Delaney buys you a pint or hands out a few cans and all of a sudden he's a great lad? The really sad and pathetic thing is, it's actually working

tommyhaas

ballsymchugh wrote: »

erm... so if he deducts from his own considerable pay from the fai by the amount he uses to buy booze for fans etc...
he hasn't done that just once, so it adds up.

He paid for the drink and tickets out of his own pocket. What's the problem with that?

ballsymchugh wrote: »

it's pure plamasing.

it's why the fans were singing 'he used to be a d1ckhead but he's alright now'

Plamasing? What's plamasing?

ballsymchugh

tommyhaas wrote: »

Plamasing? What's plamasing?

doing what it takes to get people to like you. charming without the natural charm.

Zebra3

Buying gargle for Ireland fans on away trips is a simple way of keeping people onside when otherwise they'd be screaming for your head.

Dropping the odd grand here and there to protect your four hundred large a year salary-smart move.

Deleny is no mug folks. The fools who fall for it are.

tommyhaas

Paparazzo wrote: »

Unbelievable that people are actually falling for it!
Everyone hates Delaney, so he sits around a boardroom with a load of suits, it's like a scene from The Simpsons:
"How will we get fans to like me?"
"You need to get in touch with the common man John. Pretend you're a normal football fan. Ireland fans like to drink, buy a few drinks for them"

Are we really that cheap? Delaney buys you a pint or hands out a few cans and all of a sudden he's a great lad? The really sad and pathetic thing is, it's actually working

Criticise him all you want, I just find it ridiculous he's being criticised for buying a few drinks and giving out tickets

tommyhaas

ballsymchugh wrote: »

doing what it takes to get people to like you. charming without the natural charm.

I'd agree with you in that that is obviously what he's doing

PARKHEAD67

Des wrote: »

If I typed the words I though John Delaney is, I'd not only be banned from the Soccer Forum, I'd probably be banned from the internet.

Love it.

Zebra3

tommyhaas wrote: »

Criticise him all you want, I just find it ridiculous he's being criticised for buying a few drinks and giving out tickets

You think it's acceptable that the CEO of the FAI should be dealing with ticket touts and giving tickets to Ireland fans for the home section and compromising all the security arrangements made by the Estonian FA and the local police?

What if there'd been trouble inside the ground and UEFA took action against the FAI over this and forced them to stage their next two competitive home games behind closed doors?

But why bother about all that when Delaney has his ego to massage and his handy, overpaid number to worry about? :rolleyes:

tommyhaas

Zebra3 wrote: »

You think it's acceptable that the CEO of the FAI should be dealing with ticket touts and giving tickets to Ireland fans for the home section and compromising all the security arrangements made by the Estonian FA and the local police?

What if there'd been trouble inside the ground and UEFA took action against the FAI over this and forced them to stage their next two competitive home games behind closed doors?

But why bother about all that when Delaney has his ego to massage and his handy, overpaid number to worry about? :rolleyes:

Its a few tickets, I've no issue with it whatsoever

Regarding him and his job, I haven't commented on that at all. All I've said was fair play to him for buying a few drinks

Paparazzo

tommyhaas wrote: »

Criticise him all you want, I just find it ridiculous he's being criticised for buying a few drinks and giving out tickets

The reason he's being criticized is because it's a pathetic attempt to buy friends.
Does he use the company credit card? So it's on his expense account? I know on one attempt to buy friends, it was cans of Carlsberg (one of the FAI's main sponsor). And Ray Houghton was there looking for 3 cheers for John Delaney :rolleyes:

Zebra3

tommyhaas wrote: »

Its a few tickets, I've no issue with it whatsoever

So you think it's totally acceptable for the CEO of the FAI to engage with ticket touts, and breaking security arrangements? :rolleyes:

I don't think you've any understanding of how serious UEFA (and FIFA) treat these matters.

dan1895

tommyhaas wrote: »

Its a few tickets, I've no issue with it whatsoever

Regarding him and his job, I haven't commented on that at all. All I've said was fair play to him for buying a few drinks

What if there were a few Estonian nutjobs in the crowd who wanted to start a bit of agro with Irish fans in the wrong section? I'm sure we'd all have issues then.

tommyhaas

Paparazzo wrote: »

The reason he's being criticized is because it's a pathetic attempt to buy friends.
Does he use the company credit card? So it's on his expense account? I know on one attempt to buy friends, it was cans of Carlsberg (one of the FAI's main sponsor). And Ray Houghton was there looking for 3 cheers for John Delaney :rolleyes:

How do I know whether he uses the company credit card. The article stated it was his own cash, so I'm taking it at face value

tommyhaas

dan1895 wrote: »

What if there were a few Estonian nutjobs in the crowd who wanted to start a bit of agro with Irish fans in the wrong section? I'm sure we'd all have issues then.

Did he force anyone to take the tickets?

Zebra3

tommyhaas wrote: »

Did he force anyone to take the tickets?

No, but he supplied them and knew that the tickets would be used by fans to gain access to a part of the stadium that they should not be in for security reasons.

Big change from last Sunday and him dying to fine Shels ("as per the rules") over the anti-Delaney chanting.

The bloke is a hypocrite.

For starters.

flahavaj

tommyhaas wrote: »

Criticise him all you want, I just find it ridiculous he's being criticised for buying a few drinks and giving out tickets

He's being criticised not so much for buying people drink, but for being the pathetic ingrate doing so reveals him to be. As has been said I'd criticise anyone thats fooled by it more tbh.

The man is a laughing stock.

super_furry

Let's not forget him throwing his tie into the crowed after the game against Russia in Moscow. Delaney want's everyone to think that he's directly responsible for any Irish success and most likely believes it himself.

Yet he's the man who appointed Steve Staunton when he promised 'a world class manager'. He's the same man who tried to convince everyone that he then had nothing to do with the appointment and then sent out an ailing Bobby Robson to take all the flack.

tommyhaas

flahavaj wrote: »

He's being criticised not so much for buying people drink, but for being the pathetic ingrate doing so reveals him to be. As has been said I'd criticise anyone thats fooled by it more tbh.

The man is a laughing stock.

super_furry wrote: »

Let's not forget him throwing his tie into the crowed after the game against Russia in Moscow. Delaney want's everyone to think that he's directly responsible for any Irish success and most likely believes it himself.

Yet he's the man who appointed Steve Staunton when he promised 'a world class manager'. He's the same man who tried to convince everyone that he then had nothing to do with the appointment and then sent out an ailing Bobby Robson to take all the flack.

I've never defended him professionally, I've criticised him many times, particular during the Saipan events and in appointing Stan

My point is, he's the CE. That doesn't look like changing. Buying a few beers won't make up for the mistakes he's made, and continues to make. I don't believe for one minute that this was anything other then a PR exercise, however he put his hand in his own pocket to pay for drink and tickets. Does it make up for his mistakes? No it doesn't, but it was a decent gesture

With all the sticks that could be used to beat Delaney with, I just think its a bit petty to be using this one

Regarding the tickets, has anyone here criticising him for buying them not at some stage been in the home end when they followed the away team?

dan1895

tommyhaas wrote: »

Regarding the tickets, has anyone here criticising him for buying them not at some stage been in the home end when they followed the away team?

If your asking have I ever bought tickets from a tout then no.
If your asking have I ever ended up in the wrong end of the ground then yes but after acquiring the ticket legally.

_blank_

How many pints did he buy for you Tommy?

stovelid

Shur didn't we get into the Euros. Pack of killjoys.

JD is great fella all together.

The nation is having a party and you're with us or you're not alri.

Paparazzo

Today John Delaney officially changed his name to "Joxer", and he'll be going to Poland/Ukraine in a tricolour painted Hiace

homerjay2005

Zebra3 wrote: »

You think it's acceptable that the CEO of the FAI should be dealing with ticket touts and giving tickets to Ireland fans for the home section and compromising all the security arrangements made by the Estonian FA and the local police?

What if there'd been trouble inside the ground and UEFA took action against the FAI over this and forced them to stage their next two competitive home games behind closed doors?

But why bother about all that when Delaney has his ego to massage and his handy, overpaid number to worry about? :rolleyes:

to clear all this up and rid the place of bullsh*t.

the fai and the estonian fa met at 2pm local time on friday to discuss irish fans being allowed into the home end. the estonian fa, police and security staff agreed to allowed irish fans into the stadium on the following conditions -

1. being sober
2. not wearing colors.

the head of security (the lad with the dodgy tash) and delaney himself, made speechs to all the fans present in the radisson hotel about this. the tickets delaney bought, if so, were bought in agreement with the estonia fa.

i was in the home seciton the last night and we were welcomed there. i saw a 10 year old being refused entrance, as his face was painted.

himself and his father were not allowed water to wash their faces and nthey gave back their tickets. apart from that, there was about 300 irish fans in the home section and there was still another 300 or 400 empty seats around the ground that irish fans should have been allowed to buy.

to highlight just how things work over there, even the cops were selling tickets at enflated prices.

secman

John Delaney is No Mug, we are the Mugs.

He's on the gravy train, best job in Ireland bar none, by a long shot, €400k to boot, who's the Mug ?

Secman

Tiocfaidh Armani

His constant coming on to the pitch after games does my head in, who does he think he is?

Tiocfaidh Armani

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

His constant coming on to the pitch

Probably just excitement

homerjay2005

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

His constant coming on to the pitch after games does my head in, who does he think he is?

CE of the FAI perhaps? sure he goes out drinking with the fans the night before every away game now.

Tiocfaidh Armani

homerjay2005 wrote: »

CE of the FAI perhaps? sure he goes out drinking with the fans the night before every away game now.

Yeah he's a suit. What's he doing on the field of play after a game? I've seen manager who won't come on the pitch like that because it takes away the limelight from the players achievements on the pitch yet that clown does it. I've seen that in my life. Unreal, what a donkey.

dan1895

there was still another 300 or 400 empty seats around the ground that irish fans should have been allowed to buy.

Why should they be allowed to buy them?

to highlight just how things work over there, even the cops were selling tickets at enflated prices

Oh so because the local cops are corrupt and engaging in illegal activities that makes it ok for the CEO of the FAI to engage in same illegal activities?

Paparazzo

dan1895 wrote: »

Oh so because the local cops are corrupt and engaging in illegal activities that makes it ok for the CEO of the FAI to engage in same illegal activities?

Yeah, how do the cops get them? Was in Accra for the african cup of nations before and the locals were queing up for hours to get tickets in the local post office. Was 8:50, 10 minutes before opening and the local cops came along, were let, bought all the tickets and píssed off! Almost riots outside!

stovelid

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

Yeah he's a suit. What's he doing on the field of play after a game? I've seen manager who won't come on the pitch like that because it takes away the limelight from the players achievements on the pitch yet that clown does it. I've seen that in my life. Unreal, what a donkey.

The word is demagogue.

It's FAI tradition anyway. The blazers always thought of themselves as being of the same importance as the players. Even more so, perhaps.

VW 1

dan1895 wrote: »

Why should they be allowed to buy them?



Oh so because the local cops are corrupt and engaging in illegal activities that makes it ok for the CEO of the FAI to engage in same illegal activities?

Did you not read Homers post above? Clearly stated that the FAI and Estonian FA combined to sell the tickets legally with conditions attached to being allowed into the Home End. Not illegal.